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[[Category:Sakya]]
Information about Indian Buddhist masters.


[[Lamdre]] (Tibetan <tt>lam 'bras</tt>) represents one of the most precious non-canonical literatures of the [[Sakya]] tradition of  [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. It generally covers esoteric teachings of [[Vajrayana]] and [[Hevajra]] Tantra. The term [[Lamdre]] means ''the path including its result''. The original [[Lamdre]] teachings are from the Indian [[mahasiddha]] [[Virupa]], especially an oral tradition of a text called [[Vajra Verses]].
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[[Lamdre]] covers teachings and practices of both Sutra [[Mahayana]] and [[Vajrayana]]. The main teachings based based on the [[Hevajra]] tantra.
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== History ==
[[Lamdre]] arrived in Tibet by the famous Tibetan translator [[Drogmi Lotsawa]] around the mid 10th century. It was later written down and organized by the [[Sakya]] lama [[Sachen Kunga Nyingpo]] in the 12th century.
 
== Contents of the Lamdre Literature ==
 
Generally the [[Lamdre]] literature could be be classified into six parts:
 
# Expositions on the [[Hevajra]] [[Tantra]] (rgyu bad)
# Classical [[Lamdre]] Manuscripts (lam 'bras glegs bam)
# Hagiography of the Lineage Masters (bla ma brgyud pa'i rnam thar)
# Treatises on Common [[Lamdre]] Teachings (lam 'bras tshogs bad)
#  Manuals on Uncommon [[Lamdre]] Teachings (lam 'bras slob bad)
# Liturgy on Initiation Rites, Rituals and [[Hevajra]] [[Sadhana]] ([dba da dkyil chog sgrub thabs skor)
 
=== Translated Commentaries ===
* [[The Beautiful Triple Tantra]]  by [[Panchen Ngawang Chodak]], Gorum Publications, ISBN 0958708517
** pan chen ngang dbang chos grags kyis gsung gsung ngag rin po che'i dngos gzhi'i khrid rim rgyud gsum snying po'i legs bshad bzhugs so
 
== External References ==
* [http://www.tbrc.org/catalog/W23649.php Lamdre Lobshe Collection] from [[TBRC]]
* [http://www.tbrc.org/catalog/W23648.php Lamdre Tsogche Collection]from [[TBRC]]
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/yuthok-1.htm The Origin of the Lamdre Tradition in India] by Choetak
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/sakya-la.htm Complete Catalogue of Lamdre Literature] by Choetak

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Information about Indian Buddhist masters.

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